Reccomend a GOOD book??

[misterdroid]

I am dieing for a good, solid, meaty science fiction/fantasy book. Anyone have any reccomendations? I can't seem to find anything... No serialized novels (who, trek, SW) but an original weighty tome. Anything spring to mind?
My last, most loved books:
Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon, The baroque cycle volume 1-3 (not so much sci-fi, but awesome and shelved in the sf section of most bookstores)
Susanna Clarke, Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys, American Gods
Sergei Lukyaneko, Nightwatch trilogy
John Kessel, Good news from outer space
Christopher Moore, A dirty job, Lamb

Help?

[Bo8a_Fett]

War of the Worlds or Time Machine by H.G.Wells
Stainless Steel Rat ...Harry Harrison
Ringworld...Larry Niven
Rendevous with Rama ....Arthur C Clark
I Am Legend...actually there was a thread for fav sci-fi book...look it up it'll give you plenty of ideas...

[Brue]

If you have never read Ender's Game you must.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Terry Pratchett: Jingo or Feat of Clay. They're part of the Discworld series but that doesn't really matter. They're episodic. Jingo is one of the most brilliant things I have ever read. AND it's funny.

Don C.

[JDeRouen]

Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys, American Gods
Christopher Moore, A dirty job, Lamb

These are some of my favorites as well. If you haven't already, you should read some of each author's earlier works. Moore in particular is a long-time favorite of mine, and his Practical Demon-Keeping, Coyote Blue, and Island of the Sequined Love Nuns ranks among my all-time best. As far as Gaiman goes, Neverwhere is an amazing book.

My favorite book EVER is Replay by Ken Grimwood. Published in 1986, I believe, it's still in print and has sold millions of copies, though it still seems to fly mostly under the radar.

Another good author is Christopher Golden. The Boys are Back in Town is my favorite among a long list of good books.

There are many more I could recommend, but gotta get back to work!

Joe

[EMCE Hammer]

I second Joe on Ken Grimwood's Replay.

[monkey tennis]

I really enjoyed Day of the Triffids

[Merlyn1976]

If you have never read Ender's Game you must.

I'll second that...hell I'll third that too...

[monkey tennis]

Not sure if you'd class it as Sci-Fi but I really enjoyed

Interview with a Vampire - Anne Rice.

[Bo8a_Fett]

Incompetance or Fat by Rob Grant (half of the Red Dwarf creator/writing team)...both extreamly funny books with the immediate future in mind

[monkey tennis]

I am reading
I am Legend
I am enjoying it
I am going to have a tea.

[Seeker]

"I am going to have tea" was a classic.

The complete Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy was a good read also.